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Welcome to Old Spring Hill ...

Old Spring Hill is located in Marengo County<1>.


The location of Old Spring Hill has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Old Spring Hill, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1878.

A typical abbreviation for Old Spring Hill: Old Spg. Hill (or less commonly used: Old Spng. Hill or Old Sprng. Hill)

Old Spring Hill is 310 feet [94 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Old Spring Hill lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Old Spring Hill is within the (334) area code.

Communities near Old Spring Hill ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Old Spring Hill.

  • Demopolis
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Uniontown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uniontown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
    • Uniontown is located in Perry County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,150 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Uniontown <4>
  • Linden
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Forkland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
    • Forkland is located in Greene County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
  • Thomaston
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomaston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomaston
    • Thomaston is located in Marengo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
  • Providence
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
    • Providence is located in Marengo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
  • Newbern
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newbern have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
    • Newbern is located in Hale County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
  • Myrtlewood
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Myrtlewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtlewood
    • Myrtlewood is located in Marengo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
  • Faunsdale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Faunsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faunsdale
    • Faunsdale is located in Marengo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Faunsdale <4>
  • Dayton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dayton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
    • Dayton is located in Marengo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Old Spring Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Old Spring Hill.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Old Spring Hill. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Old Spring Hill.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Old Spring Hill. See our Newspapers Page for Old Spring Hill.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Old Spring Hill ...

Looking for more information about Old Spring Hill? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Old Spring Hill, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Old Spring Hill.

Adding Old Spring Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Old Spring Hill in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Old Spring Hill was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Old Spring Hill post office opened in 1878.

We also found Old Spring Hill in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Old Spring Hill.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Old Spring Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Marengo, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Old Spring Hill - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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